BUNGAY [2 titles]
The Natural History of Birds
from the World’s Best Authors, Antient & Modern: embellished with numerous plates accurately coloured from nature.
In two volumes. Bungay: Printed and Published by Brightly & Childs, published also by T. Kinnersley 1815. Volume I. 586p, 64 hand-coloured plates. Volume II. 700p, at end xxxvp [introduction], xvp, [contents], 84 hand-coloured plates. Internally some browning and a few spots throughout, 212mm, bound in contemporary full tree calf leather with gilt to spine and title labels. Corners knocked and wear commensurate with age, very good set.
2. Eyton, T.C. - A History of the Rarer British Birds.
London: Longman, Rees Orme... 1836. 2 volumes in one. Longman catalogue bound in at front 16p, vi, [1], 101p, numerous engravings after Thomas Bewick; Volume II. A Catalogue of British Birds with Synonyms. by T.C. Eyton. vi, 67p, A worn copy, original brown pebble cloth, front board detached and lacking spine strip. Contents mainly clean some foxing and fingermarks on endpapers.
Provenance: Major Robert Robert A. Wilson, Lethenty, Bulls.